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Funding public schools based on enrollment in the previous year may help keep their budgets more stable, research shows

Angie Nga Le, Rutgers University and Phuong Nguyen-Hoang, University of Iowa

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3 myths about rural education that are holding students back

Sheneka Williams, Michigan State University; Darren Dubose, Michigan State University, and Kimberly Clarida, Michigan State University

Gender balance in computer science and engineering is improving at elite universities but getting worse elsewhere

Joseph Cimpian, New York University

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Technology is supposed to decrease teacher burnout – but we found it can sometimes make it worse

David T. Marshall, Auburn University; Teanna Moore, University of Kansas, and Timothy Pressley, Christopher Newport University

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Here’s what happens when teachers tailor their lessons to students’ individual learning styles

Virginia Clinton-Lisell, University of North Dakota

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Is the American Dream achievable? These students are examining its promises and pitfalls

Mark Robert Rank, Washington University in St. Louis and Steven Fazzari, Washington University in St. Louis

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Higher education

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Colleges’ career success stats don’t tell the whole story about how their graduates are doing after they get their degree

Kerry Shackett, Champlain College and Patricia Boera, Champlain College

How humanities classes benefit students in the workplace and combat loneliness

Anna Mae Duane, University of Connecticut

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Campus diversity is becoming difficult to measure as students keep their race and ethnicity hidden on college applications

Karly Sarita Ford, Penn State

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Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms

Philip Ewell, Hunter College

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Can science be both open and secure? Nations grapple with tightening research security as China’s dominance grows

Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University

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K-12 education

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Why natural disasters hit harder in rural school districts

Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, University of North Dakota

How effective is tutoring in the United States? – 4 essential reads

Jusneel Mahal, The Conversation

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We interviewed 30 Black public school teachers in Philadelphia to understand why so many are leaving the profession

Lynnette Mawhinney, Rutgers University - Newark and Leana Cabral, Columbia University

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US secretary of education helps set national priorities in a system primarily funded and guided by local governments

Dustin Hornbeck, University of Memphis

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Why being forced to precisely follow a curriculum harms teachers and students

Cara Elizabeth Furman, Hunter College

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Sports & athletics

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Student-athletes find more power in the changing legal landscape of college sports

Joshua Lens, University of Iowa

Students with disabilities often left on the sidelines when it comes to school sports

Megan MacDonald, Oregon State University

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How Black male college athletes deal with anti-Black stereotypes on campus

Jonathan Howe, Temple University

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Nick Saban’s ‘epic era’ of coaching is over, but the exploitation of players in big-time college football is not

Joseph N. Cooper, UMass Boston

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For some NBA draftees who overcame adversity, making the transition to fame and fortune is no slam dunk

Rob Book, University of Southern Denmark

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Families & parenting

Rethinking screen time: A better understanding of what people do on their devices is key to digital well-being

Rinanda Shaleha, Penn State

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Parents with disabilities have faced discrimination for years in the US, but new rules will help ensure that child welfare systems treat them more fairly

Elizabeth Lightfoot, Arizona State University

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A 25-year study reveals how empathy is passed from parents to teens to their future children

Jessica A. Stern, University of Virginia and Joseph P. Allen, University of Virginia

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Florida’s school safety dashboard helps parents and teachers address root causes of bullying, fighting and other misbehavior

F. Chris Curran, University of Florida

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Uncommon Courses

What is the ‘way of the warrior’? Students investigate the arts of war and peace in this course about virtue and the ethics of violence

Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, Hamilton College

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Students go to hell and back in this course that looks at depictions of the damned throughout the ages

Robert Gordon Joseph, University of Dayton

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This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking

Sally C. Harris, University of Tennessee

An empty book is surrounded by a gun, a magnifying glass and other tools used by private detectives.
This course explores the history of contested presidential elections

Sarah J. Purcell, Grinnell College

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Some of the most interesting and innovative courses on campus

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